diff --git a/delphi-backend/Handlers/PM.Handler.Entries.pas b/delphi-backend/Handlers/PM.Handler.Entries.pas
index b23293d..11296c5 100644
--- a/delphi-backend/Handlers/PM.Handler.Entries.pas
+++ b/delphi-backend/Handlers/PM.Handler.Entries.pas
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ var
   LBody, LObj: TJSONObject;
   LSite, LTitle, LUser, LUserEnc, LUserIv, LFolder, LEnc, LIV, LTags, LNow,
     LTotpSec, LTotpIv, LKind, LCf, LCfIv, LIcon, LUuid,
-    LTemplateEnc, LTemplateIv,
+    LTemplateEnc, LTemplateIv, LCreatedAt, LUpdatedAt,
     LSiteEnc, LSiteIv, LTitleEnc, LTitleIv, LTagsEnc, LTagsIv: string;
   LQ: TFDQuery;
 begin
@@ -373,6 +373,12 @@ begin
     // identity). Otherwise the server mints a fresh one.
     LUuid    := Trim(LBody.GetValue<string>('uuid', ''));
     if LUuid = '' then LUuid := NewUUIDv4;
+    // Preserve original timestamps when the caller carries them (sync adds
+    // a remote entry via applyRemoteSnapshot -> encryptImportEntry). Same
+    // contract as bulk-import: absent/empty -> stamp now. Regular saves
+    // (soSave, duplicate) don't send them, so nothing changes there.
+    LCreatedAt := Trim(LBody.GetValue<string>('created_at', ''));
+    LUpdatedAt := Trim(LBody.GetValue<string>('updated_at', ''));
   finally
     LBody.Free;
   end;
@@ -445,8 +451,10 @@ begin
       BindNullable(LQ, 'tplenc', LTemplateEnc);
       BindNullable(LQ, 'tpliv',  LTemplateIv);
       LQ.ParamByName('uuid').AsString := LUuid;
-      LQ.ParamByName('c').AsString  := LNow;
-      LQ.ParamByName('c2').AsString := LNow;
+      if LCreatedAt = '' then LCreatedAt := LNow;
+      if LUpdatedAt = '' then LUpdatedAt := LNow;
+      LQ.ParamByName('c').AsString  := LCreatedAt;
+      LQ.ParamByName('c2').AsString := LUpdatedAt;
       LQ.ExecSQL;
       LNewId := DB.Connection.GetLastAutoGenValue('vault_entries');